Garment supporter



Feb. 5, 1929. 1,701,475

C. J. HAZELTON GARMENT SUPPORTER Filed June 50, 1926 n, lain/1111111number ot different `forms in actual practice;

Y' inv'entionin plan, theibutton, being shown yin Patented Feb. 5 1929.

A UNITED lSTAT PATENT orne-E.

-CARLy J'. HAZLTON, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNQR T0 AMERICANNAR- i ROW FABRIC COMPANY, OF MASSACHUSETTS.

WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, ,av CORPORATION oF GARMENT sUProBTERi fApplication mav .Tune 3o, 192e. senin'o. 119,520.

My invention relates to an improvement in garment supporters, andhasforone of its ebjects the provision 'of a supporter' embodying a baseplate ofimproved and Vnovel construction. Y, Y

A still further object ofA my invention isf the provision of a lgarmentSupporter in which the button is kof improved Construction in that thesame is an imperforate structure,1no

rivets or similar fastening devices being employed for attaching thebutton to its base plate. p y* y 1 Y A still further object of'inyinvention is the provision of a garment supporter in which the meansthat secures the button to the base l lirst'of all toV Figs. l to 4inclusive, l desigplate is maintained out of engagement with tbe holdingloop of the supporter at all times,

'thereby reducing'vvear onthe hose ldue tov friction between the holdingloop and the means by Which the button is held Vattached to its baseplate. n f

yIn garment supporters, particularly hose supporters, as novvconstructed; it is cus-v tomary to rivet the button to a base plate, the

base plate in turn being supported by a nonelastic member or pendant.;`Inasmuch as these buttons are usually made of rubb'en,` they in timeharden and become brittle and fre-V quently tear away fromA thel rivet;thereby rendering the device unfit or-'furtherfuse As above pointed outthe garment supporter of the present invention is soconstructedas toeliminate the use of these holding rivets and hence eliminate the dangerof'tearing" or breaking the l'uitton aivay'from the kbase plate.yinasmuch' as my yinvention may, take a I have illustrated severalembodiments thereet in the accompanying drawings, in'Which- Fig. l showsone embodiment of my invention inperspective;

Fig. 2 the device of Fig. 1 in part sectional what with` respect to theconstruction illuspart vsectim; v

' Fig? a section' Qn che 1in@ 7-7 of Fig. e;

F ig. V8 shows a lmodified form of base plate in lan'r; hg. 9

the base piaof Figs with the-bui;

v ton in place'thereon and the pendant attached thereto; n i Y Fig. 10shows a still further modified form of base plate; Y

F ig. ll the base plate buttonfin place thereon; n F l2 shows a planview of a still further modilied form of my invention; and g Fig. lf3 a'section on Lthe line 13-.13fof Figl. *.v .Y

Referring tothe drawings in detail, and

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of Fig. 10 Withthe 'y nates a base plate of metal, as a metal stampy ingplate; for instance, this plate being` provided With Web-receiving.openings-or slots Q2 and@ with ears or lugs l and 5f.v The Vmain gularin plan.` Thel bottom of the plate, that 1ste say, the'space boundedbyIvthe ears 4V In the present inand 5 rthose portions of the plate in whichareprovided tlie-slotsgQand 3, is provided with spurs Which are struckupout of the f metal ofthe vplate so as to project above the l f 1 facethereof` Received Ybyrthis metal vbaseA y plateand attached thereto aspresently Will be described,'is a button 7 Thisfbutton, asy yillustrated; is provided With an elongated head 8, a rectangular shank 9and With a base y no l0; The base'ldis preferably inthe forni of twoanges; one at each side of the button'` shank, the upperface of each ofthese flanges being provided `With a curvedllip ll.

When the Vbutton 7 has been positioned on` the basepla'te the ears l and5 o n the plate arebent over the base 10 of the button, as plainlyindicatedin Figs. 1 and 2, the ears engaging the'lipsll- These ears orlianges 4 and 5 on Vthe base plate, vwhich might be termed holding lugs;arerpressed into they rubber of the base' of the button with somepressure suiciently to' atleast deform the rubberl ofthe ba'seof thevbutton as indicated in FigLZ sofasto permitthelrubber toextend wabove-the top or beyond-the ends of the holdv ing lugs as indicatedaty12 inFig. 2.' It' Willy ,Y YAbe seen thatfwhen the ears. or lugs Aland5 are pressed. down into holding' fpo'sitien with` substantiallystraight p respect to the button, they will engage the lips 11 on thebutton base to thereby securely hold the button in place on the baseplate. ln addition to the foregoing, the spurs 6 on the base plate, Whenthe ears 4 and 5 are pressed dovvn into holding,` position, will beforcedy into the bottom of `the loase of thev button to still furtherprevent any displacenient of the button relatively to the base plate.The non-elastic pendant designated 13 as a \vhole,has one lead lllpassii'igbeneath the base plate over the end of the base plate, asindicated at 15, down through the slot 3 in the base plate and backbeneath the hase plate and button, and upwardly through the slot 2, overthe end olf the base plate, Where the saine inay be stitched indicatedat 1G, the stitching, olf course, passing through both leads oit thenon-elastic. y

The holding loop 17, which comprises two .,llel side arnis 18, will,When slipped in p me over the button head 8 as indicated in l f3, hemaintained out of' contact at all tiines Wit i the ears or lugs 4 and 5.Referring to Fig. 2, it will be seen that the ends of the base plate,`which l will designate 19 and 20, are given a Vslight up- Ward bendsutricienigly to bring,` the lead, that is to say, the upper lead, etthe non-elastic above the level ot the ears or lugs land 5 so that whenthe loop 17 is nioved or placed over the head of the button 8 it willrest upon this upper lead of the non-elastic to be thereby held out ofengagement with the holding,` lugs. Furthermore, the rubber oli the baseof the button Where itis squeezed out at the ends oi the ears or lugs asindicated at 12 and as above pointed out, ivill also prevent the loop 17from engaging the ears or lugs l and 5. Obvious ly, t ieiefore, l haveprovided tivo means for irevontinp,1 the holding' loop iroin engagingthe lugs Lland 5, and either one or both o these ii'ieaiis may been'ii'iloyed in actual practice, as desired. l Y

lli-oni the foregoing; it willbe seen that l f ided afgrarnientsupporter structure a solid inipertorate button held t a hase pla-.elijf iiieans which do not pierce the hinten, the holding; loop being`held out of en nient with these means at all tiiiies.

in Fig'. 5 l. have illustrated a coin-struction which ver` siinilai'. infact, alinost identical with the co riictioii above described, theliutlien of this einher nient oit iiiv invent-ion boing;- designated'l'. 'i his buttonis held in place on a base plate by iiieaiis oflioldiiip` lugs, one oitv which is indicated and designated 5. 'lliebntjtoiifl is provided with a base siinilar to the hase 10 et li1 3. Thebase plate 1,hoivever, is not provided with webreceiving openings v2 and3one lead 1li/of the non-elastic of the pendant passing beneath the baseplate and button over the outer `end-ot` the basey plate, as indicatedatlv, andthen down be neath thebutton, but Vacross the upper face of thebase plate and yallowed the holding loop to est on the rubber oit thebutJ .in indicated at 12', this rubber, as above eplained', beingpressed out or extruded by the ears on the base plateivlien these earsare pressed downwardly in attaching` the button to theplate. i

ln this forni otl rny invention, therefore, l

have provided a garment supporter structure f employing a solid rubberbutton and a base plate, the ears on the basepla-te holding the buttonthereto so as to eliminate the use of rivets and equivalent devicesvhile the rubber of the b. e ot the button is squeezed out ordeitfoiinid suliliciently to maintain the holding loop 17Y ont ofengagement with the holding lugs or ears on thev base plat-e.

Figs. G and 'l illustrate a still -further inediiied torni of niyinvention. to these figures, provided with ivob-receiving openings 22and 32 and with holding,l ings or ears 12 and l rllie button einployedwith thisconstruct-ion is des iated "(2 d comprises va base 10.2 adaptedto be' enga-ged bythe holding lugs@2 and 5 above referred-to.

creased Width compared to the base plates so tar described so as toprovide a space 21at each side ofi the shank of the button between thesli and 5, this space being of suilicient width to perinit or thereception olf the side arms-182 bythe holding loop.

liase plal'e'hy providingv :i space recio tion ot the l i aiiiis o'l theholdii loop betii'een the sides` ott the shaiilr ot the button and theholdin# lugs. f

ont el? niv linv which employ a solid lint-ton plate employed iv this K.t ce wat i 1V3 and comprises a metalA seed at 22 centrally ot which isdei llei'erring now 12 designates a base plate ln' this 'forni oit iny`invention, however, thebase plate; is o'i in-y anlr and edges oi"- thebentcver'ears 112 'ica i iid bend designated 19 and() in Fig. 2 of lll@By this arrangement, therefore, it is uni'iecessary to have the Y lill`bese plate. The bottom ot this depres- I sion isy cenvenienily proinledwith spurs 68' 13e corresponding to the spursV 6 in F 1g.Y 4'.' At

ears or lugs el? and 54vfor attaching a" buttony iffoiyav'esl the baseplate is provided with web-receiving openings @and 33 corresponding totlieopem ings 2 and. 3 of Fig. 4. The rother two sioes of the depression22, that is to say, theinetal adjacent the sides of the depression isformed iii-to holding lugs or ears/3 and '53, these ears, when bent overinto biitton-attacliing' position, overlying the edges of the depression22. The button 73 in this forni f the invention is placed in thedepression 22 and the ars and 5'lient over the basel thereof totherebj;7 securely holdthe button against displacement in thisdepression. .The spurs 63 aid in holding the button in position. Thedepth of the centraly depression 22 'and the depth of the base on thebutton 73 are ofsiich proportions that when the earsl' and3 are bentover into button-holding `position, the upper faces of the ears willnoteXteiid'above the plane of the iipperface of the base plate.Referring to .Fi 9, the upper face of one of the or holding lugs isdesignated 23', and it will be seen that this part of the ear ispractically in the plane ofthe upper face y24 y of the base plate,-atleast it does not extend above this 'plane for a'siibstantial distance.One lead ofthe non-elastic of the pendant which l will designate 14passes underneath the button and base vplate over the end ofthe baseplate, asvindicated at 153, down wardly through the opening or slot ofthe base platefr beneath the but-ton and base plate and upwardly throughthe slot 23', where the two leads of the pendant thus forined arestitched together'as indicated at'163. As a consequence of thisconstruction, when thev holding loop 17 is niovedinto operative positionwithiespect to the bat-ton 7 3, the saine will rest upon the upper leadofthe non-elastic of the pen/l ont of Contact all t-inies with the earsor ason 'ofthe fact'that the ings @t3 and 53 by r ripper faces of helugs do notyextendfor a substantial distance above. tlienp'perface 24 ofthe'base plate.

Afijarin'eiit si l solid button which, however, .is securely :it-

iachod to a base plate7 the means by which the button is attached to thebase plate, bei i I 'i `act with maintained out el loop ai" all tinies.

AReicrring now to Figs. 1() and 11, the base plate of these figures isdeignated 14 and provided with wel-receiving slots 2.4 and 3H t theinner edges ofeach of these slotsI provide a shoulder 25 which isvstruck up out of the inetal of the plate and may be .done

when the slots 24 and 34 are `being formed.k

The `sides of thebase plateareprovided with tothe plate. `These lugsarestriik up out of the metal of the plate, as indicated at726.

ant and be thereby naintained tli'erefore, liave pi'oiided aV porterstructure employing a the holding The button employed with this forni ofii'iy invention' is designated 74 andisillustrated in F 11. The base 104of this button is out away as indicated at 27 so as to 'provide forthereceptionfof the heads of the lugs44 and 64 when tl.iebiittoii.is tober attached to the base plate. `Then the button'is applied to thebaselplatel andl the, ears Llf* and 54 bent;` over Yinto clampingposition it will be apfpareiit that the rubber of the biitton. will bepressed vinto the openings 2G in the base plate which are provided inthe vforming of the holding lugs or ears, and this will assist-the earsin retaining the button on. the plate.`

Then al ain the lian-Ives or struck-ii i ior- 7 g i a 'tions 25fat theedges ofthe slots 24v and 3* will also prevent movement of the butt-onon the plate, the base Aof theV button, it being understood, .fittingbetween these flanges, in other words,` substantially vrfilling thespace between these flanges. This structure, therefore, provides `asupporter in which the cars or lugs 4f* land 54 will be out of contactwith the holdingloopf (notjshown) by reason ofi the fact that.theseeaiis will lie inthe cut-.ont .portions 27 in the button base'.Itwill be apparent also that by this construction I have eliminated theuse of rivets and likedevices,l

which permits. of the employment of ay solid, i button. 1

InFigs.` 12 and 13 thebase plate is designated 15 and is provided, ormay be provided, y with web-receiving openings 25 and. This base plateis somewhat elongated as coni-v ton en'iployed'in this vforniof'iiiyinvention -is elongatedytliatyis tosay, has anv elongated hea-d85, thelong axis' of whichyhowever.

extends 'lengthwise' ofthe base plate instead of crosswise lortransverselyas .in thel case of thestriicture above vdescribedindetail.l The holding lugs 45 and "55 are of ya length-lessthan thedistance between the side arn'is 185 ofthe holding` loop;' 'In otherWords,

these arins straddle the ears 45 and' 55 vand sojfai' vasthese side arms`are concerned will ,be maintained outjof Contact withthe ears. y. Iiiorder thatthe cross bar 27 of the hold-Vv ing loop niay not vtouch theforward earor i ltiglgthe button base is preferably provided withadepres'sion 28 which is adapted to receive this lug so that the upperface of this ear or lng will lie below the under'fside of theholding-,loopor vthe cross, bar 27 of the holding` loop;

In all of the fornis Vofnny invention abovel c lescri'bedyl haveprovided a hoseV supporter Y, lemploying' a' Solid `button preferably of'rublseid pendentoverlying n ber and cooperating with :i holding loop ofusual forni, Jdie buon being securely ettaohed to e bese plate by ineenswhich are exterior of the button, that is to sey, as disingnished 'fromrivets and lille devices which pass throuffh the buon, the'holding loop,however, being maintained oni of Contact with this securing' vorattaching; ineens at all iines. lt will be seen also that 'this resultis obeeined by Causing lheriibbor nn,- derneeth the eers lugs by .vhieh'die buitton is attached to ins bese ple-te io be one truded so thatportions of the seine will lie above Jdie upper 'ieee of ihe holding`lugs or by so shaping; the ends of the bese pluie that 'the non-elasticof the pendent will be engaged by Ithe loop so that the loop will beheld above the holding` lugs, or this result may bo obuained bydepressing' the bese plete, and so proportioning this depress und thebese oi' the button thee the ears ii bent over to eltneh the button J(helr' plete will noiJ extend soilioionily ler el f the base plaie to beengaged by the lnoldlngl loop. lft will be seen also thai lany one orpractically all of 5l-lese Constriwtions may be employed in the onesupporter. l

lt is to be understood thai the structure above described areillusl'reive rather than definitive end that therefore Changes niey beinside therein Within the purview of iny invention. :l

adapted to be bent over the of the but- .tonto atooh the bnt'on so jdiebese pletea the ends oit-he bese plete beyond thbeing` bent upwardlyuntil the upper` ieee .1/ the piene oi tliie upper ieee of vbhe eure` 2.ln combinati o, bese plete, e, bollini carried inherehi, a pondznnb`foi' Vsuspendin@` the beso *plagio7 ineens lmniing e partei? the baseil'ilelie'or attaching Ythe button lo the heee pleite, sei d bose pletebeine' bent npvverdl'l it each sioe oi the button :dwelling ineens ood Yporion of said beni; upward portion whereby die uppermost :if: e of libeoverlying' portion oi the pendent` ,above the plone oil he ripper fotoof iho bid lon zdilnohiiw ineens.

3. ln e gar-nume supp-mier struclnrea the ooinbin'fiiion of zi bullion7a buse plete, eers for atmehingtho button io die bane plaie, e pendant eportion of which overlies e portion of seid base plete, and a holding`loop oooper ating with seid but-'lon and-engaging seid ing seid biseplaie and bntion, ezud pendant being threaded iiirougli saidWeb-receiving op `nings r slos so as to overlie the ends of the beseplaie, and holding loop coopen ating Wdh sind bu'on' and adapted toengage Said pendent to be inein'eined 'thereby ont oiq oon'teetivithseid eers.

is an article of manufacture, e button i, 1. il); D

on Comprising a heed, a shank and a bese o ei-ng; provide-d with a lipthe outer upper edge thereof, Seid lip extending above 'the plone of theupper iizice of seid baise.

(i. ln e garment suppoi'ier strueture, `1lhe eenibinetion oi? a beseplete, spurs struck up ifroin she ineal of 'the inein porion of saidbese plate, a button Carried by seid base plate, said buton being;provided with a base, lugs ears on seid bese plete adapted to bebenlJover the base oi' the button toelenip the but# ton to the base plete andso @euse J@he seid Spurs io pierce the button bese, portions of heinoieriel of the bese of the button ex- *idingr upwardly above ihe'upper fece of ezieh of seid logis or eers, and e holding VloopCooperating willi seidbntton and overlying l the inch :soueiron'herelio, izhe nds ho'yondV wei-diy liesnbsient o oi. me Winerffice eeeh'oip seid ears.-

o. .ilee for gorinen sepp'orier sfuetnres, comprising an integral inetolinsite, xii-rs or l :s :iii each sido thereof and iilieoinls' il ereoi7Spurs :si-ruoli 1nternleehzde ,pmirdly io lie substantially io iiperieee ol .seid eers. signed this 26th day oi ears being beni;` in 'thepleno ofi' rlhis epeeiieziiion June, 1925.

@Al-L J. HAZELTQN.

garment snpporer. struetureseid but-v zil iviih oooh other, the baseo'lf solidV 1y he ends ol' seid plete beyond the.

